The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for Fournier’s gangrene, right leg nerve damage, and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD due to the lack of evidence showing that the disabilities were caused by carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the Veteran's additional disability was proximately caused by VA’s carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment.
- Claimed conditions
- Fournier's gangrene, right leg nerve damage, acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103904
What this means for you
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